Himalayan with Nick and Emily 2013

We met Nick and Emily for dinner at a Himalayan restaurant in the East Village. I have never had Himalayan food before and actually I didn't even have any idea what it was. So naturally I thought it was a great idea. It turns out that it's a cross between Chinese and Indian food which makes sense when you consider the geography. When we got our dishes some looked specifically Chinese and some looked specifically Indian. Only Emily's vegetarian dish seemed a little hard to classify as either.

 

Outside Himalayan Cafe

Then we headed over to Tile Bar for lots of drinks. I've only been to Tile Bar a few times, but it's rapidly grown on me. It's a dive bar, but it's always so comfortable and everyone there behaves amazingly civilized for New York City. Although, in our book, dive bars are a positive not a negative. 

We had lots of fun with Nick and Emily! So much fun that we almost missed our train. A mad dash through Atlantic Terminal (picture Kevin sliding down the banister of the subway stairs) and a late LIRR train saved the day though.